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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Eleanor Campbell

Five things you need to know from the first week of estimates

Last week's Senate estimates hearings revealed thousands of expressions of interest for voluntary redundancies across multiple departments, the referral of a media leak by the Australian Federal Police, and a previously undisclosed investigation into the outgoing anti-corruption chief.

From left - Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie, Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster, Auditor-General Caralee McLiesh, AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett. Pictures by Keegan Carroll, Elesa Kurtz

As major departments, including Treasury, Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade prepare to front the final round of hearings this week before the winter break, here are all the revelations you may have missed.

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